Freezing temperatures and heavy snow cause disruptions in southeastern Europe

Southeastern Europe is experiencing much lower than expected temperatures this week, bringing heavy snowfall and flooding risks.

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00:00Freezing temperatures have brought heavy snow to the mountainous areas of southeastern Europe.

00:08Albania has closed 77 schools after heavy snowfall cut off several villages. The military

00:14is helping to clear roads and carry out emergency services in some areas. Bulgaria, North Macedonia

00:22and Italy also issued weather alerts and closed schools due to heavy snowfall, which is expected

00:27to cause disruptions throughout the week. In lower altitude areas, the cold temperatures

00:33have also brought flood risks. Sicily issued a yellow alert on Tuesday due to heavy thunderstorms

00:39for the entire island. France has also issued an orange flood warning in the north, and

00:45there are avalanche alerts across the western Alps. Cold air coming from northeastern Europe

00:51has brought low temperatures throughout the rest of the continent as well, expected to

00:55last all week.